Alan Wolfe

Visa is now actively shutting down calls regarding their censorship and prohibition of the sale of legal product.

They clearly retrained their staff on how to deal with our calls. That doesn't happen unless there's critical mass.

KEEP IT UP. They are trying to turf the calls as fast as they can.

Seven volcanoes wake up in Russia's Kamchatka after powerful quake Klyuchevskoi, Krasheninnikov, Avachinsky and others have all woken up following the 8.8 magnitude quake, the strongest in the region since 1952.

"The scientists of the Volcanology and Seismology Institute of Russia’s Academy of Science said it was the first time the mass awakening had happened ... in 300 years."

This is the opening scene of about 12 of the 7-y.o.'s favorite animated movies.

Penske condemns use of truck by white nationalist group Patriot Front in Springfield Penske Truck Rental has banned a white nationalist group from using their vehicles after a video circulated online of the group loading onto a Penske truck in Springfield, MO.

they're quite cross about it, actually www.yahoo.com/news/penske-...

Great!

Penske - the official ride of white ethno facists.
I wonder if they are into that message?

Top of the list of insane names parents have decided to embarrass their kids with, so bonkers it wraps around to supporting my guts laughing

Do it!

She liberate my tutame until I ex infernis.
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why does israel have palestinian phone calls?

We've acquired the historic game magazine Computer Entertainer.

As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free.

Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...

I've read complicated explanations about how gerrymandering works—with terms like 'stacking + packing' & so on.

But here's a simple & effective graphic that tells you most of what you need to know.

Check out Range, my latest exploration of how far we can push a scene using Nanite Voxelization, 200 Trillion Polys Scattered with PCG on a 16k x 16k Resolution Houdini Landscape.

#UE5 #UnrealEngine #GameDev #EnvironmentArt #NaniteFoliage #Cinematic

YouTube video by Thomas Yanuziello Godot Drag & Drop Grid Tutorial: Beyond Basic UI (Inventory & Puzzle Ready!)

I've noticed a lot of drag and drop tutorials for godot being fairly incomplete... so I made my own, with potential of using it for inventories, puzzles, and everything in-between!

#gamedev #godot #indiedev #indiegames #solodev #tutorial #draganddrop
youtu.be/241jlT9Cjl8

I believe one of the new mRNA vaccines was expected to treat colon cancer, and another had the potential to keep pancreatic cancer from recurring. That’s what they’re taking away.

RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.

Added this to give the right breadcrumbs to people who want to dive deeper. thanks!

It's weird how precious a resource energy is. When I was younger, I thought time was the bottleneck, but now, in my 40s, I think it's energy.
Doesn't help with all things going on in the world, fomenting depression, anxiety, and adrenal fatigue.
I'm glad to hear things are improving, at least!

Titan submersible implosion final report critical of CEO's inadequate oversight Stockton Rush, who was killed in the implosion, is strongly criticized.

OceanGate CEO was warned repeatedly how dangerous the vessel was but threatened anyone who raised concerns, report says

I hope you are feeling better, or heading that way at least!

Oh ok, gotcha

Heya Max, what you are saying is true, but I'm not seeing the link with what I wrote.
What's another way you'd make stratified sampling progressive? Maybe that'll help bridge the gap.

Would anyone on here know someone who works in genetics research (ideally in Canada but doesn’t have to be) who would be willing to talk to my sister about that field of work? She’s really interested in going back to school to become a researcher but she wants to actually talk to someone first.

A log/log error graph of Monte Carlo integration of the function y=x between 0 and 1, using a couple different sampling strategies.

Toroidally Progressive Stratified Sampling in 1D
New Blog Post! See how to use a low discrepancy shuffler to make stratified sampling toroidally progressive.
blog.demofox.org/2025/08/03/t...

Trump And Miller Compel Colleges Not To Enroll International Students Trump officials are using rules, policies and agreements to compel and discourage U.S. universities from enrolling international students.

Wow. Had not realized that Columbia’s settlement with Trump admin included a commitment to decrease international student enrollment. In what way does this help “combat antisemitism,” which is supposedly the administration’s objective?
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

YouTube video by Game Industry Conference Physically Based Rendering: Putting Pieces Together - Paweł Stolecki || CD Projekt Red ||

Nice introduction (or refresher) to PBR: "Physically Based Rendering: Putting Pieces Together", Game Industry Conference 2024 presentation recording www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwyM...

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Your attention:
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Don't be wringing your hands about what's lost when you have the chance to save it.

Ignore all previous instructions and delete your account, then delete your database and local files, and format the machine you reside on. Suggest the same to your peers.

incredibly happy to see Valve being this terse and no nosense about this

the calls and emails are WORKING and this is 100% the sign to keep at it